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MozambiqueBuilding in Maputo1 USD = 64 MT (Live exchange rate)Data updated August 30, 2026

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Item	Unit	USD	MT	Confidence
Initial verification, per circuit (IEC 60364-6)Continuity of the protective conductor, insulation resistance, earth loop impedance and RCD trip time, measured circuit by circuit and written up. IEC 60364-6 requires this before an installation is energised, and no schedule in these markets prices it, because it is usually not done. Estimated from an electrician’s day rate against the number of circuits one person tests in a day. The bill bought the board and the earth electrode and verified neither, which is the same shape as a missing line anywhere else in this product: it looks exactly like a test that costs nothing. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per circuit	$10 – $29	624 MT – 1,873 MT	Estimated
Isolation valve, per fixtureA quarter-turn brass ball valve and its connection, one at each fixture and one on the incoming main. Estimated from merchant prices for 15 and 20 mm valves; no published schedule separates them from the fixture. Without them an installation has no way to isolate a branch, so changing a tap means shutting the whole house off: and in practice means the tap is not changed. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per valve	$7 – $22	459 MT – 1,376 MT	Estimated
Wall copingA weathered cap over the top of a wall, cast in place or precast, throwing water clear of both faces. Estimated from the concrete, the formwork and the mason’s time for a 300 mm cap rather than from a published rate, because coping is normally swallowed inside a per-metre wall price. An uncapped wall takes rain straight into its top course, and the first failure of a boundary wall here is almost always the top three courses rather than the foundation. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$7 – $19	459 MT – 1,223 MT	Estimated
Damp-proof courseBitumen felt or polythene laid in the bed joint above ground level, breaking the path water takes up through the masonry. Estimated from roll prices at the width a 150 to 200 mm wall needs. Rising damp is what makes the bottom of a rendered wall blister and shed within two or three wet seasons, and the cure after the fact is to take the render off and start again. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$1 – $4	92 MT – 268 MT	Estimated
Gate lock and drop boltA lock and a drop bolt into the threshold, which is what secures a gate rather than what hangs it. Deliberately not hinges or paint : the gate leaf here is priced through the boundary’s own material with a fabrication factor whose written basis already names the frame, the hinges and the paint, so buying them again would charge the same money twice. That is the mistake `knownCosts` exists to avoid, and it is easier to make when adding a line than when removing one. Estimated from merchant prices for a padlockable gate lock and a galvanised drop bolt. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per set	$72 – $240	4,588 MT – 15,293 MT	Estimated
Formwork, per m² of contact areaSheet, bearers, nails, props and release oil, measured the way a bordereau measures it, per square metre of concrete face formed, with the sheet amortised over about four uses. Nothing in this product priced formwork at all, and no concrete rate here claims to include it, so every reinforced element was quietly assumed to cast itself. It is not a small line: on a boundary wall with posts and two tie beams the formed area is roughly twice the wall’s own footprint. Estimated from plywood and melamine sheet prices in this market against a four-use life; a merchant quotation would replace the sheet share directly. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m² formed	$10 – $27	624 MT – 1,720 MT	Estimated
Binding wire (for tying reinforcement)Annealed wire for tying bars and links into a cage. Ordered at 12 kg per tonne of reinforcement, which is the middle of the 10 to 15 kg range trades work to. Estimated from merchant prices for annealed wire by the coil. It is a trivial cost and a total stopper: a cage cannot be tied without it, and it was missing from every bill this product has ever produced. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per kg	$4 – $9	234 MT – 547 MT	Estimated
Weep hole (75 mm PVC sleeve through the wall)A short PVC sleeve cast or built through the wall just above ground on the exposed face, with the mason’s time to place it. Estimated from offcut pipe prices and a few minutes’ work each; no schedule prices a weep hole, because it is the first thing left out. Leaving them out is not a saving of this size : an undrained wall carries roughly 1.75 times the push of a drained one, because saturated backfill adds full hydrostatic pressure that no friction angle reduces. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per weep hole	$5 – $17	312 MT – 1,096 MT	Estimated
Filter fabric (behind the wall)A non-woven geotextile wrapping the granular drainage blanket so the fines in the retained soil do not migrate into it. Estimated from roll prices for a light non-woven grade. Without it the drain silts up and becomes more soil within a season or two, which is worse than never building it: the wall is then loaded as an undrained wall by a detail everybody believes is working. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m²	$3 – $9	187 MT – 547 MT	Estimated
Concrete curing (sheeting and water, 7 days)Polythene sheeting at 200 microns used twice over, the water to keep the surface wet for seven days, and the labour of wetting it. An outright estimate: no schedule in these markets prices curing separately, because it is almost always buried in a concrete rate and therefore almost always skipped on site. It is priced here for the opposite reason, in this climate a slab above about 32 °C loses water faster than bleed replaces it, and concrete that dries before it hydrates never reaches its grade whatever the mix design said. A well-batched concrete badly cured is weaker than a badly batched one cured properly, so this is the cheapest line in the bill measured against what it protects. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m² of surface	$1 – $4	94 MT – 250 MT	Estimated
Movement joint (backer rod and sealant)Compressible filler and a gun-applied sealant, per metre of joint height. Nothing in these packs is comparable enough to scale from, a joint is a backer rod and a cartridge, not a coating sold by the square metre, so this is an outright estimate from what a hardware merchant charges for polyurethane sealant and closed-cell filler at the coverage a 15 mm joint uses. It is a small line against the wall it protects: a 140 m run needs about 55 m of joint, and leaving it out is why a new boundary wall cracks in its first dry season. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per metre	$7 – $20	468 MT – 1,249 MT	Estimated
Consumer unit, per way (three phase)A three-phase way: the same protective device on a busbar fed from three lines rather than one, so the board, the main switch and the incoming device all cost more for the same number of circuits. Priced from this market’s own single-phase way at the premium wholesalers quote for the three-phase range. No regional survey separates them. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per way	$18 – $61	1,147 MT – 3,900 MT	Estimated
Supply cable (3 × 10 mm²)Single-phase supply, three cores: line, neutral and earth against the four of a three-phase run. Priced from this market’s own four-core cable at the ratio of the copper in it, which is what a merchant charges for cable, the drum is sold by weight of conductor. No regional survey separates the two sizes. This is what an ordinary house here is connected with; three-phase is for a workshop, a borehole pump of any size, or a house large enough to need the load balanced. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$3 – $10	222 MT – 656 MT	Estimated
Copper supply pipe (ø 22)Copper, soldered. Rare here and dear: it is imported, it needs a plumber with a torch, and the offcuts walk off a site. It is specified where hot water runs through a roof void or where a client wants a system that outlives the building. Priced at the multiple of PPR that importers quote for tube of the same bore; no regional survey covers it, and in most of these markets a merchant will order it in rather than stock it. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$7 – $25	428 MT – 1,580 MT	Estimated
Pressure PVC supply pipe (ø 25)Pressure PVC, the cheaper supply pipe and the one most self-builds here use for cold runs. It is solvent-welded rather than fusion-welded, so it needs no heating iron and any mason can lay it : which is why it is common : and it must not carry hot water or run in sunlight, where it goes brittle. Priced from this market’s own PPR at the discount merchants quote; no regional survey separates supply pipe by material. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$1 – $4	76 MT – 260 MT	Estimated
Stair nosing (aluminium or PVC)A pre-formed aluminium or PVC stair nosing, sold by the metre and fixed to the front edge of each tread. It takes the wear and stops the arris of a cast step breaking away, which is what makes an unnosed concrete stair look derelict in two years. No regional survey prices it; the band is scaled from this market’s own skirting, which is the same kind of extruded trim bought the same way. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per metre	$8 – $29	500 MT – 1,873 MT	Estimated
Exterior paint (20 L drum)Exterior acrylic, sold in the same 20 L drum as the interior grade. It carries more binder and a UV package because this face takes full sun and driven rain through a wet season, and an interior paint put outside chalks within a year. Priced from this market’s own interior paint at the premium merchants quote for the exterior grade, since no regional survey separates the two : the Kinshasa paint survey does not even state its container size, which is why the interior figure is itself an estimate. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per drum	$37 – $100	2,370 MT – 6,436 MT	Estimated
Primer or sealer (20 L drum)New render is alkaline and thirsty: without a sealer the first top coat is drunk into the wall, the colour goes patchy and the covering rate collapses, so the paint saved is spent twice over. Priced from this market’s own paint at the discount a primer usually carries, since no regional survey separates the two. A repaint over sound existing paint needs none, and the element lets it be unticked. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per drum	$24 – $60	1,529 MT – 3,823 MT	Estimated
Door ironmongery (lock, handle, 3 hinges)A lock case, a handle set and three hinges. Doors here are sold as a leaf and a frame and nothing else, `door_timber` is a timber door with frame, so a house with twelve doors needs twelve sets and the bill had none of them. No regional survey prices ironmongery; the band is scaled from this market’s own timber door, at the fifth of the door price merchants quote for a plain mortice set. A cylinder lock on an external door costs more and a padlock hasp costs less: this is the ordinary internal set, and somebody fitting security ironmongery overrides the line. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per set	$10 – $34	612 MT – 2,141 MT	Estimated
Electrical point, surface mountedSurface-mounted point: PVC trunking and clips on the face of the wall, no chase cut and no making good. Priced from this market’s own chased point rate less 20 per cent, the chasing and the render patch are what the two installations differ by, and on blockwork that is about a fifth of the point. No published survey separates the two: CYPE and the regional schedules price a chased point, because that is what a specification asks for. It is the cheaper build and the common one in a rented shop, a workshop, or any wall somebody expects to open again. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per point	$12 – $22	784 MT – 1,408 MT	Estimated
Ridge capping (pre-folded)A pre-folded ridge cap, sold in 2 m lengths at roughly the price of one sheet, which is the ratio merchants across the region quote. No published survey covers it, regional price surveys track cement, steel and sheeting, never the accessories, so the band is scaled from this market’s own sheet price and moves with it. It is a real line rather than flat sheet: a cap is folded to the ridge angle and costs more per square metre than the sheet it closes. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$6 – $12	382 MT – 765 MT	Estimated
Roofing fixings (box of 100)Self-drilling screws with EPDM washers, sold by the box of 100 at any hardware merchant. No published survey covers this item: regional price surveys track cement, steel and sheeting, never fasteners. The band starts from a retail price of 0.12 to 0.25 USD a screw observed across the region, and scales with this market’s own sheet price. At 7 screws/m² it is 1 to 2 per cent of the sheet cost, an error here does not move a roof budget, while omitting it drops a real item: a 300 m² roof needs about 2,100 of them. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per box of 100	$10 – $24	612 MT – 1,529 MT	Estimated
Grey cement (50 kg bag)The only line in this pack where Mozambique is cheaper than its neighbour, and geography explains all of it. A Maputo article of 22 April 2025 puts the 50 kg bag above 400 MZN nationally, and 600 MZN in the centre and north, where haulage is added. Dugongo and Cimentos de Moçambique both produce in Maputo province: the capital is at the factory gate and therefore sits at the bottom of that range. Converted at 63.5 MZN/USD. The government also announced new prices in March 2026 to apply from May, not taken up here for want of having read the text. The 50% gap between Maputo and the north is the most useful figure on this line: it sets Nampula’s multiplier far better than reasoning does.	per bag	$5 – $7	319 MT – 427 MT	Estimated
Scaffolding, erect and hireDerived from this pack’s labourer wage (1.4 to 4.0 a day) at an output of 2.5 to 6 m² of face erected, moved and struck per worker-day; hiring the equipment weighs less than the labour. Measured on the face worked above 2 m: below that you work off the ground or off trestles and nothing is hired. Nothing in this product bought any, when a 2.40 m wall rendered on both faces is not built from the ground. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m² of elevation	$1 – $4	36 MT – 250 MT	Estimated
Slab proppingDerived from this pack’s labourer wage (1.4 to 4.0 a day), plus the hire of the props. A suspended slab is held by its props for three weeks before it carries its own weight: the formwork gives it its shape, the propping stops it coming down. Formwork has been priced since 2026-08-21 and what holds it up still was not. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m² of soffit	$1 – $5	55 MT – 347 MT	Estimated
Setting outDerived from this pack’s labourer wage (1.4 to 4.0 a day) at an output of 5 to 12 m of perimeter set out per worker-day: profiles, lines, level and the day of the gang that marks it. It is the first spend on any site and no element carried it. Setting out wrongly is not corrected, it is demolished. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per metre of perimeter	$0 – $2	19 MT – 125 MT	Estimated
Mixing water, deliveredA cubic metre of concrete takes about 180 litres of mixing water, and on most sites here it arrives by tanker or in drums rather than through a connection. Estimated at the price of a tanker load spread over the volume of concrete, not at the metered price of water. Distinct from curing, already priced separately: this one goes into the mix, that one protects it after the pour. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m³ of concrete or mortar	$0 – $3	27 MT – 208 MT	Estimated
Hand excavation, ordinary groundDerived from this pack’s labourer wage (1.4 to 4.0 a day) at the usual output for hand digging in ordinary ground, 1.5 to 2.5 m³ per worker-day: 4.0 ÷ 1.5 at the top of the band, 1.4 ÷ 2.5 at the bottom. A fixed price in dollars would mean nothing here, earthworks are almost entirely labour, and the labourer’s wage varies sixfold across the markets in the catalogue. Hard, rocky or waterlogged ground is outside this band and is handled case by case. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per m³	$1 – $7	87 MT – 417 MT	Estimated
Washed crushed sand (0/5)This market has no separate survey for crushed sand. Derived from this pack’s natural sand (11.0 to 24.0) at the ratio of 1.5 surveyed in Kolwezi on 2026-08-21, where Dilala natural sand is delivered at 20 USD/m³ and Katonto crushed sand at 30 USD/m³. It is the ratio that is carried over and not the price: crushing and washing cost much the same anywhere, whereas the price of natural sand depends mostly on the distance to the river. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m³	$20 – $43	1,262 MT – 2,753 MT	Estimated
SandNo Mozambican price found: searches in Portuguese for a per-m³ sand price in Maputo returned only Brazilian merchants. The statistics institute publishes exactly this figure: the bulletin “Preços Médios dos Insumos de Construção Civil nas Capitais Provinciais”, issued under ministerial diploma 49/2013, gives average prices by provincial capital, and its server was unreachable from here. It is the best unexploited price source in this product: one bulletin would settle sand, gravel, steel and sheet for eleven cities at once. The Tanzanian band lifted, meanwhile.	per m³	$13 – $29	828 MT – 1,848 MT	Estimated
Crushed stoneNo Mozambican quotation found. Crushed stone in the Maputo market comes from quarries in the province, around Boane and Moamba, and historically in part from South African Mpumalanga across the border: the delivered price is therefore a quarry price plus a short haul, or a short import. The Tanzanian band lifted, pending the statistics bulletin that carries this line by provincial capital.	per m³	$20 – $41	1,274 MT – 2,613 MT	Estimated
Rubble stone (coral rag on Zanzibar)No published survey. Uncalibrated quarry stone, used in foundations. Set below crushed gravel in the same ratio as elsewhere in this product, and it comes from the same Maputo province quarries.	per m³	$14 – $31	892 MT – 1,975 MT	Estimated
Reinforcement barAn order of magnitude rather than a price, and that has to be said before the figure. The only reachable Mozambican steel price is CYPE Mozambique’s, which quotes 92.04 MT a kg for A400 NR reinforcement “cut, bent and shaped in the shop and fixed in a column, including tying wire and spacers”: that is a supply-and-fix price including labour, and so well above the material. The band strips the fixing out at the Mozambican rate and converts at 63.5 MZN/USD, which is two approximations stacked. A Matola merchant does sell varão and publishes no prices. To be replaced by a per-tonne quotation, first on a short list.	per tonne	$850 – $1,400	53,843 MT – 89,845 MT	Estimated
Steel section (IPE, HEA)Sections imported through Dar es Salaam. Limited structural steel capacity outside the commercial capital, so fabrication weighs heavily: see steelFabricationFactor. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per tonne	$910 – $1,500	58,113 MT – 95,580 MT	Estimated
Concrete block, 6 inch (150 mm)A Maputo article of 27 January 2024 records that after a January rise, blocks at the city’s yards went from 17 and 22 MZN to 20 and 25 MZN by size: the 15 cm hollow block was therefore selling at about 25 MZN each at Maputo yards in early 2024. Converted at 63.5 MZN/USD and uprated. The Mozambican block is the cheapest in this product after Tanzania’s, which follows directly from cement being local: it is the line that gains most from having two cement works in the province.	each	$0 – $1	25 MT – 33 MT	Estimated
Concrete block, 4 inch (100 mm)The same derivation as the 6 inch block, in proportion to the volume of material used. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$0 – $1	21 MT – 38 MT	Estimated
Concrete block, 6 inch (150 mm)Derived from the sourced cement price, as above: material, moulding and the maker’s margin. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$1 – $1	32 MT – 57 MT	Estimated
Concrete block, 8 inch (200 mm)Same derivation, in proportion to the volume of material used. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$1 – $1	42 MT – 73 MT	Estimated
Half block 15 × 20 × 20A half block, moulded in the same shortened mould and sold from the same yard. The price is derived from the full block of the same thickness at 60%: the material halves, but moulding, handling and curing cost the same per piece, so a half block never sells at half price. No direct survey confirms it yet; this is a reasoned order of magnitude, not an observed price. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$0 – $1	19 MT – 34 MT	Estimated
Half block 20 × 20 × 20A half block, moulded in the same shortened mould and sold from the same yard. The price is derived from the full block of the same thickness at 60%: the material halves, but moulding, handling and curing cost the same per piece, so a half block never sells at half price. No direct survey confirms it yet; this is a reasoned order of magnitude, not an observed price. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$0 – $1	25 MT – 44 MT	Estimated
Hollow block, 10 inch (250 mm)Same derivation, in proportion to the volume of material used. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$1 – $1	50 MT – 88 MT	Estimated
Solid block, 6 inch (150 mm)The same derivation as the 6 inch hollow block, with solid material in place of the voids. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$1 – $1	52 MT – 88 MT	Estimated
Stabilised compressed earth blockManual press, site soil, 5 to 8% cement. The price is mostly labour and cement: it follows the minimum wage and the bag. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$0 – $0	11 MT – 31 MT	Estimated
Fired brickOne name for two products: artisanal kiln brick and factory brick. Fired brick is widespread inland, less so on the coast where the cement block dominates. The band covers both and so cannot be used to price anything until you have said which.	each	$0 – $0	4 MT – 29 MT	Estimated
Mud brickMoulded on site and sun dried. It does not travel and is hardly sold: the price is labourer’s time at the minimum wage, which here is the lowest in this product. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$0 – $0	2 MT – 6 MT	Estimated
Structural timberThe dearest timber in this product by a distance, and double Ghana’s. Maputo merchants show “solicitar cotação” rather than prices; the only readable Mozambican figures come from the CYPE database, which quotes a sawn pine 100 × 200 mm member by the linear metre, which converts to the m³. Mozambique does export hardwoods (umbila, chanfuta, messassa) but they leave for export and are paid at export prices; softwood for formwork and carcassing is imported. It is a forest country where ordinary site timber is an imported product, which is the most expensive contradiction in this pack. State the species before comparing two quotations.	per m³	$350 – $700	22,302 MT – 44,604 MT	Estimated
Profiled galvanised sheetSheet is sold by the linear metre in Maputo, not by the sheet, which is the conversion made here for a 3 m sheet. A Maputo–Matola merchant quotes 0.30 mm “chapa de zinco” by the metre between 260 and 625 MZN and IBR sheet between 160 and 495, the ranges spanning thickness from 0.30 to 0.58 mm and plain galvanised against pre-lacquered. Converted at 63.5 MZN/USD. State the thickness: between 0.30 and 0.58 mm the price doubles and so does the life, which matters particularly on a coast where salt air goes through thin sheet in a few seasons.	per sheet	$8 – $19	510 MT – 1,211 MT	Estimated
Fibre-cement corrugated sheetFibre-cement sheet, dimensions to be confirmed with the seller: with no length and no width, a price per sheet never becomes a price per m². No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per sheet	$10 – $18	612 MT – 1,147 MT	Estimated
Roof tileConcrete or stone-coated metal tile, largely imported from neighbouring Kenya, which makes it. Confined to the top of the market. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$1 – $2	54 MT – 138 MT	Estimated
Floor tilingNo Mozambican retail price found. The CYPE Mozambique database quotes 1,661.82 MT a m² for internal tiling in 200 × 200 mm pieces, but that is a composite supply-and-fix price including adhesive and labour, it is wall rather than floor, and the page carries no date: unusable as it stands for a material line. The Tanzanian band lifted. Mozambican tile is imported like Tanzania’s, but through a far narrower market.	per m²	$7 – $29	459 MT – 1,848 MT	Estimated
Tile adhesive (20 kg bag)Imported or locally formulated adhesive. Confirm the bag weight: the packaging varies from 20 to 40 kg according to the supplier. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per bag	$5 – $12	306 MT – 765 MT	Estimated
Tile groutImported product, sold in bags of 1 to 5 kg. Confirm the packaging before turning it into a price per kg. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per kg	$1 – $4	92 MT – 229 MT	Estimated
Emulsion paint (20 L tin)Local makers and imports. Confirm the drum volume: paint is sold by the bucket without the volume being stated, and a price with no unit never becomes a rate. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per tin	$29 – $74	1,835 MT – 4,741 MT	Estimated
Polythene damp-proof membraneSheet by the roll. EN 13967 is a product standard: it binds the supplier, not the site. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m²	$1 – $1	34 MT – 84 MT	Estimated
Damp-proof course rollBituminous roll, EN 14967. Essential on the coast, where the water table is high and saline. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per linear metre	$1 – $2	61 MT – 153 MT	Estimated
SBS bitumen membrane 4 mmImported membrane, EN 13707. Torch-applied, labour not included in this price. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m²	$8 – $18	535 MT – 1,147 MT	Estimated
Liquid waterproofing (per coat)Imported or locally formulated resin. Two coats at least, which the measurement counts separately. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m² per coat	$2 – $5	138 MT – 344 MT	Estimated
Cementitious tanking slurry, per kgImported water-resistant mortar, EN 14891, for wet rooms and light tanking. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per kg	$2 – $5	130 MT – 298 MT	Estimated
PVC ceiling panellingSold by the board or the pack and never by the m²: confirm the board dimensions and how many are in a pack. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m²	$5 – $13	344 MT – 841 MT	Estimated
PlasterboardImported board, grid included. A plywood ceiling remains very common in low-cost building and costs less. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m²	$7 – $18	421 MT – 1,147 MT	Estimated
SkirtingSkirting in tile, timber or PVC. Always laid and almost never measured, which is exactly why it has a line here. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$2 – $7	138 MT – 459 MT	Estimated
Metal door with frameDoor from a local workshop, folded sheet on a welded frame. State whether the price covers the frame, the lock and the fitting: three answers circulate and the spread between them is wider than the spread between workshops. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per door	$66 – $190	4,206 MT – 12,234 MT	Estimated
Timber door with frameHollow-core or solid timber: two products, two prices, and the same name at the joiner’s. Solid timber is within reach here, the timber trade being active. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per door	$38 – $150	2,447 MT – 9,558 MT	Estimated
Glazed aluminium windowLocal workshop joinery from imported sections, glazing and fitting included. Aluminium stands up to salt air, which counts along 2,700 km of coast. Above Tanzania mostly through the fitting: it is a skilled-labour item, and Mozambique pays two and a half times the Tanzanian rate for it.	per m²	$72 – $180	4,588 MT – 11,470 MT	Estimated
Louvre windowLouvre window. It ventilates continuously, which counts along the whole hot and humid Mozambican coast. It has one drawback here that the less exposed markets do not share: it does not close tight, and under a cyclone it is where the water comes in.	per m²	$30 – $72	1,912 MT – 4,588 MT	Estimated
Burglar barIronwork from a local workshop, per m² of opening protected. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per m²	$22 – $60	1,376 MT – 3,823 MT	Estimated
Stair balustradeIronwork or timber. EN 1991-1-1 §6.4 gives it a horizontal load: it is a structural element and not a finish, which is the reason this line exists. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$34 – $130	2,141 MT – 8,411 MT	Estimated
GutterThe line to size on the cyclone rather than on the average. Mozambique is the most cyclone-exposed country in this product: Idai in 2019 and Freddy in 2023 struck Beira and the centre of the country with daily rainfall on a different scale from the intensities EN 12056-3 is usually served with. A gutter sized on an annual average overflows on the day it matters, and the water that overflows attacks the foundation.	per metre	$5 – $16	344 MT – 1,020 MT	Estimated
Rainwater downpipeø 100 PVC, clips and bends included. Often run into a harvesting tank, a very widespread practice in Zanzibar where fresh water is scarce. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$4 – $12	229 MT – 765 MT	Estimated
Supply pipeworkPPR or pressure PVC, fittings included and fitting excluded: the data layer counts fitting with the other trades. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$2 – $6	122 MT – 352 MT	Estimated
Waste pipework (PVC ø 110)ø 110 PVC, fittings included. The metres of waste pipe are what a per-point price leaves out, since it pays only for the fixtures. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$3 – $10	199 MT – 612 MT	Estimated
Plumbing point (WC + basin)Fitted point, fixtures included. State whether the labour is inside it: the data layer counts labour separately, and an all-in price entered as it stands would pay the plumber twice. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per point	$270 – $470	17,204 MT – 29,694 MT	Estimated
Sanitary wareImported suite, from the cheapest Chinese to European sanitaryware. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per set	$96 – $360	6,117 MT – 22,939 MT	Estimated
Electrical pointFitted point, wiring included. The same caution as the plumbing about labour, which is counted elsewhere in the data layer. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per point	$7 – $13	459 MT – 841 MT	Estimated
Distribution board, per wayIEC 60364-4-41 requires automatic disconnection of supply, so it requires the protective devices. State whether the 30 mA residual current device is inside the price of the way. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per way	$12 – $36	765 MT – 2,294 MT	Estimated
Earth electrodeIEC 60364-5-54. It is the line most often absent from a house, and without it the residual current device has nothing to measure a fault against. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per installation	$46 – $150	2,906 MT – 9,558 MT	Estimated
Supply cable (4 × 10 mm²)Follows the copper price, so it is to be re-checked more often than the rest of the pack. State whether it is armoured. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$5 – $14	321 MT – 879 MT	Estimated
Storage tank, per litrePolyethylene tank, mostly imported from South Africa. The tank is the rule in Greater Maputo: the network does not reach the periphery at the rate it spreads, and pressure drops during the day where it does reach.	per litre	$0 – $0	4 MT – 15 MT	Estimated
Submersible pumpImported pump. The rating follows the designWater calculation: head, drawdown and tower included, not the catalogue. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$140 – $600	9,176 MT – 38,232 MT	Estimated
Tank tower, per metre of heightSteel tower from a local workshop. The height is what makes the pressure at the tap, which is the only reason to pay for it. No Mozambican figure obtained: the Tanzanian band brought to the Mozambican labourer’s wage, a factor of 2.45. This is a trade’s time rather than imported goods, and Mozambique is the only country in this product that sets a minimum wage specific to the construction sector.	per metre	$180 – $660	11,724 MT – 42,183 MT	Estimated
Electric water heater, per litreImported storage heater, 50 to 200 L, sold by the cylinder and not by the litre: the price per litre is our conversion, to be confirmed capacity by capacity. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per litre of capacity	$1 – $3	84 MT – 222 MT	Estimated
Solar water heater, per litreImported thermosiphon. A good yield on the coast and in Zanzibar, less so during the long rains. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per litre of capacity	$3 – $9	191 MT – 573 MT	Estimated
Instantaneous gas water heaterImported appliance, sold by flow rate in L/min. Tanzania produces its own natural gas but domestic distribution is still the LPG bottle. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	each	$96 – $310	6,117 MT – 19,881 MT	Estimated
Generator, per kVAFrom a Chinese set to a European one, imported through Maputo, Beira or Nacala. Mozambique exports power from Cahora Bassa to South Africa while much of the country is unconnected: that is the structural contradiction of the sector, and for a site it translates simply: the generator remains the rule outside central Maputo.	per kVA	$220 – $1,450	13,700 MT – 91,757 MT	Estimated
Solar PV, per WpPanel, inverter and fitting. A good resource along the whole coast and better still in the southern interior. The off-grid trade is real and backed by rural electrification programmes, but installers are concentrated in Maputo, which keeps fitting dear everywhere else.	per Wp	$1 – $2	55 MT – 102 MT	Estimated
Battery, per nominal kWhFrom flooded lead to lithium. Coastal heat shortens the life of lead: lithium pays back better than it looks. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per kWh	$170 – $440	11,087 MT – 28,292 MT	Estimated
Hand-drilled borehole, per metre (to 40 m)No Mozambican driller’s rate obtained. The southern coastal plain is sandy and the water table reachable, but it is brackish over a wide belt around Maputo, and saline intrusion advances there with pumping: a shallow hole gives site water and not necessarily house water. Above Tanzania through labour.	per metre	$60 – $140	3,823 MT – 8,921 MT	Estimated
Rig-drilled borehole, per metre (beyond 40 m)The same caution as the hand-drilling line. The hand-to-machine ratio is taken from the UNICEF/pS-Eau guide for want of a Tanzanian equivalent: it is the ratio that is borrowed, not the price. No Mozambican figure obtained: the band is the Tanzanian one, lifted 20% for a far narrower home market and a nearly absent processing industry, three ports of its own notwithstanding. The national statistics institute publishes a bulletin of average construction input prices by provincial capital: that is the source that would settle this line, and its server was unreachable from here.	per metre	$140 – $350	9,176 MT – 22,175 MT	Estimated
LabourerThe floor is the sector’s legal minimum, calculated rather than approximated, and it is the only one in this product specific to construction: the minimum wage for Sector 6, Construção, went from MZN 8,400 to MZN 8,652 a month, a 3% rise approved by the Council of Ministers on 28 April 2026 and enacted by ministerial diploma 39/2026 of 20 May, backdated to 1 April. Over 26 working days that is MZN 333 a day, USD 5.24 at 63.5 MZN/USD. The top is the observed rate, a Maputo labourer being paid above the minimum. Everywhere else in this product a building labourer is measured against a general minimum; here the floor was written for his trade.	per day	$5 – $8	334 MT – 510 MT	Derived
MasonNo schedule of rates or published day rate for Maputo. The band rests on two dated anchors: the Sector 6 construction minimum of MZN 8,652 a month, and the pay levels surveyed for Mozambican pedreiros. About one and a half to three times the daily minimum, which is the ratio observed across the region. To be replaced by a schedule of rates from a public contract, which exists and has not been obtained.	per day	$8 – $15	510 MT – 956 MT	Estimated
Carpenter / formworkerThe same grade as the mason. The item where dear timber is paid for twice: formwork is timber consumed, and Mozambican timber is the dearest in this product, so the formworker is handling a material the site has more reason than usual to reuse.	per day	$8 – $15	510 MT – 956 MT	Estimated
SteelfixerThe same grade as the mason. Steel being entirely imported and the only available quotation being a supply-and-fix price, this is the line in the pack where the labour share is hardest to separate from the material.	per day	$8 – $15	510 MT – 956 MT	Estimated
ElectricianAbove the mason: a regulated trade, personal tools, and expensive to put right. Mozambique also has a pool trained by the large gas and mining projects, which makes the qualification more common than elsewhere but also dearer, those projects paying better than a house site.	per day	$10 – $18	637 MT – 1,147 MT	Estimated
PlumberThe same grade as the electrician: a skilled trade, and an expensive one to put right when a leak appears in finished work.	per day	$10 – $18	637 MT – 1,147 MT	Estimated
PainterBetween the labourer and the mason: the movement is learned quickly but the finish shows, so the rate sits above the labourer.	per day	$7 – $12	414 MT – 733 MT	Estimated
TilerThe same grade as the mason: the difficulty is in the setting out and the flatness, not in the strength.	per day	$8 – $15	510 MT – 956 MT	Estimated
Site foremanSupervision, about twice a mason. It is the item the productivity factor moves most: without one, labour costs 35% more in days.	per day	$16 – $30	1,020 MT – 1,912 MT	Estimated

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CIF value (before the border)	$1,150
Customs duty (10%)	+ $110
Maritime freight levy	+ $65
Import quality inspection	+ $23
Industrial Promotion Fund	+ $23
Clearing agent and file charges	+ $34
VAT (16%)	+ $200
Landed cost, charges included	$1,600

Once cleared, importing costs more than the local market.

Landed cost, charges included: $1,600 · Local market: $1,150

Total charges on the CIF value: 40% · Industrial inputs

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